ECE Open House

Oct. 26-27, 2020

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NC State Named An ‘Energy Elite’ University

Sep 30, 2020 | Programs

NC State, thanks to contributions from strong programs like the NSF FREEDM Center, has been named among the top-ten “Energy Elite” colleges and universities by the American Energy Society (AES).

Inside ABB and NC State’s Decadeslong Partnership

Sep 22, 2020 | Power

ABB was the first corporate partner to move onto Centennial Campus. Now, 30 years later, the company is still working with the FREEDM Center to improve the reliability and environmental impact of electric power

New Data Processing Module Makes Deep Neural Networks Smarter

Sep 17, 2020 | Research

AI researchers from NC State ECE—including Tianfu Wu—have improved the performance of deep neural networks by combining feature normalization and feature attention into a single module.

Research Advances Learning Capability of Drone Swarms

Aug 31, 2020 | Research

Researchers, including Aranya Chakrabortty, have developed a reinforcement learning approach that will allow swarms of unmanned vehicles to accomplish various missions while minimizing performance uncertainty.

Neural Interface System for Somatosensory Feedback

Aug 12, 2020 | Life, Research

NC State’s Yaoyao Jia has been chosen to lead one of the new collaborative NSF programs, with a million-dollar grant aimed at improving our understanding of somatosensory feedback with the help of a cat.

NC State Places #9 Globally for Electrical Engineering

Jul 22, 2020 | News

For the third year in a row, NC State ranks in the top 10 globally for electrical engineering— #9 in the 2020 ShanghaiRankings

Astronaut, NC State grad Christina Koch named to Time 100 Most Influential List

October 13, 2020 | ABC 11

Astronaut Christina Koch, who graduated from NC State, was named to the Time 100 Most Influential People list.

The 100 Most Influential People of 2020: Christina Koch

September 22, 2020 | Time

In October 2019, Christina Koch and Jessica Meir exited the International Space Station and replaced a controller regulating the batteries that store the station’s solar power. But the two astronauts accomplished much more than fixing the space station. They completed the first all-female spacewalk, shifting who we see as strong, brave, competent, and who’s on the team pushing the boundaries of exploration.

Army advances learning capabilities of drone swarms

August 10, 2020 | U.S. Army

Army-sponsored researchers, including NC State ECE’s Aranya Chakrabortty developed a reinforcement learning approach that will allow swarms of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles to optimally accomplish various missions while minimizing performance uncertainty.

Upcoming Seminar

Alumni Conversation with MC Dean

Chris Edge
Project Leader, M.C. Dean
is speaking on November 6, 2020.

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As one of only two institutions to be home to two concurrent NSF Engineering Research Centers, one of three NSF Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research Initatives, the home of the Department of Energy’s PowerAmerica institute, and leaders in the only North America IBM Q Hub, we are ranked among the top academic units engaged in scientific research in the United States.